NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, October 8, 2023
Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
Las Vegas 10/22
Joey Logano
Las Vegas 10/22 winner – Started 5th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 2, first lead on lap 168, 32 laps led including final 3
Winner pit stops: Joey Logano (7 Stops) 38 (G), 82, 97, 168, 196, 229, 242
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano 2nd & 2nd, Daniel Suárez 3rd & 3rd, Ryan Blaney 5th & 1st
Best free pass finisher: Chase Briscoe 4th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Cole Custer 20th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Noah Gragson 11th
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 4th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Las Vegas 3/23
William Byron
Las Vegas 3/23 winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 5 times led for 176 laps (most), 2 to go took lead for final time
Winner pit stops: William Byron (7 Stops) 37 (G), 84, 126 (G), 169, 185, 222 (G), 266
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 1st
Stage 2 winner: William Byron 1st
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 1st, Kyle Larson 2nd & 2nd, Christopher Bell 4th & 5th
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 7th
Winner final laps led: William Byron 2
Cautions: 4
Longest green run: 81 Laps (1-81)
Best free pass finisher: Austin Cindric 6th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Michael McDowell 25th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Tyler Reddick 15th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 5th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 9th
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 6th
18 Different winners in 31 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas races (11 Champions)
6 Different winners last 6 Las Vegas races –
Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano & William Byron
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go last 3 Las Vegas races
14 Different winners in 22 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas races on reconfigured track
Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano lead all with 3 wins each on reconfigured Las Vegas track
Only 1 Las Vegas winner after winning pole – Kyle Busch (2009) – Started from the rear (Engine change)
Kyle Busch (2009), Jeff Gordon (2015) & Kyle Busch (2/20) started rear of field after rolling off grid first
Hendrick Motorsports: 8 Las Vegas wins – Most all-time
Last to win back-to-back Las Vegas races: Jimmie Johnson (2005-’07) – William Byron won last Las Vegas race
Defending series champion won Las Vegas 6 times – Last: Joey Logano (2018 Champ & 3/19 winner)
Worst official starting position of winner: 25th – Matt Kenseth (2004)
*Kyle Busch won in 2009 after starting from rear of field
Ross Chastain led most laps both 2022 Las Vegas races (Finished 3rd & 2nd) – 151 Total laps led
Most laps led in a Las Vegas race: 219 – Jeff Gordon (2010)
William Byron led 176 laps at Las Vegas 3/23
Most consecutive laps led from start at Las Vegas: 52 – Jeff Gordon (2010)
No driver leading 1st lap won Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series race
Most consecutive laps led in a Las Vegas race: 145 – William Byron (3/23)
10 To go leader failed to win last 3 Las Vegas races
2 Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series races settled by last lap pass
Closest Las Vegas margin-of-victory: .045 Seconds Jimmie Johnson over Matt Kenseth (2006)
Las Vegas winner went on to win championship in same season 8 times
Best Las Vegas finish by Rookie of the Year contender: 2nd – Kasey Kahne (2004) & Kyle Busch (2005)
5 Las Vegas Overtime finishes (2006, 9/18, 9/20, 3/22 & 3/23)
Martin Truex Jr. leading at scheduled distance, but failed to win last 2
Jeff Burton won only shortened Las Vegas race (2000) – 148 of 267 laps
Jeff Burton finished 2nd, 1st & 1st in first 3 Las Vegas races
Jeff & Ward Burton finished 1-2 in 1999 Las Vegas race
13 of top 14 Las Vegas finishers in 1998 were Fords – Dale Earnhardt finished 8th in Chevrolet
Hendrick Motorsports swept top 3 finishing positions 3/23
Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
| John Hunter Nemechek ‘The Hunter Games’ 1.5-Mile Tracks in Length This Season | ||||||
| Las Vegas | Atlanta | Charlotte | Atlanta | Kansas | Texas | |
| Finish | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Laps Led | 45 | 10 | 57 | 3 | 154 | 38 |
Las Vegas wins
Richard Childress Racing 5
Joe Gibbs Racing 3
JR Motorsports 3
Kaulig Racing 1
23 Different winners in 32 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas races
18 Different winners in 22 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas races on reconfigured track
6 of 32 Las Vegas races won from first starting position
Pole led no laps in 6 Las Vegas races
Kyle Busch led 199 of 200 laps at Las Vegas in 2016 (Led final 145 laps) – Bubba Wallace led lap 55
Worst official start position of Las Vegas winner: 29th – Joe Nemechek (2003)
*Ty Gibbs started rear of field 3/22
2 Won first career race at Las Vegas – Jeff Green (1997) & Ross Chastain (9/18)
Most laps led in a Las Vegas race: 199 – Kyle Busch (2016)
Most laps led in Las Vegas race by non-winner: 154 – Christopher Bell (9/19)
Justin Allgaier: 277 Las Vegas laps led – Most of winless drivers
Justin Allgaier: 10 Top 5 & 15 Top 10 finishes at Las Vegas (Winless) – Most all-time
Most consecutive Las Vegas laps led from start: 89 – Kevin Harvick (2003)
Most consecutive Las Vegas laps led: 145 – Kyle Busch (2016)
Chandler Smith led 53 of final 55 laps at Las Vegas March – Finished 3rd
2 Las Vegas Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass
3 Won Las Vegas & championship in same season –
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2012, Tyler Reddick 9/19 & Ty Gibbs 3/22
Best Las Vegas finish by Rookie of the Year contender: Winner – Josh Berry 9/21
Most Las Vegas caution laps: 65 (3/22)
4 Las Vegas NXS Overtime finishes – Longest race: 213 laps (3/19)
2 Swept Las Vegas NXS & NCS races in same weekend – Jeff Burton (2000) & Brad Keselowski (2014)
Last 5 Stage 1 winners failed to win race